Find it Fast » Archives | Contact Us | Subscribe | Place an Ad | Admin
Inside this week's
|
Archives » 2001 » Volume 54 , Issue 29, Published on Wednesday, July 18, 2001Your HealthHealth BriefsAdults Helping Kids is a newly formed drop-in group that meets 6:30-8 p.m., monthly, at the Center for Healing and Wellness, 2235 Grant Road, Los Altos. The group was established to support adult caregivers of children who have a family member with serious illness. The group provides caregivers with the opportunity to meet and talk with others who are in the same situation. Stanford professor’s invention making the difference for near-deaf patients
Hearing breakthrough Last week, Bernard Widrow, an electrical engineering professor at Stanford University, altered the life of a 46-year-old Palo Alto man, who has been profoundly hearing-impaired since birth. Early diagnosis of developmental delay is benefits child and parentHouse Calls Most parents take their child to see a pediatrician for physical checkups and to diagnose and treat illnesses. What many parents do not realize is that the pediatrician’s role also includes identifying developmental delays and behavioral problems in infants and young children. Help for those with diabetes in online eBook collection“Diabetes is reaching epidemic proportions. Roughly 18 million Americans already have this disease and many more will get it in the coming years as baby boomers age and if the rise in adult and child obesity continues.” This ominous quotation from the book, “Tell Me What To Eat If I Have Diabetes” by Elaine Magee, repeats what we’ve heard on news programs and read in the daily newspapers - diabetes is an exploding health problem in the United States. Certainly among the readers of this column, there are those who are affected by diabetes, either directly themselves or indirectly though a family member. Withdrawal from surroundings warrants parental attentionKeys to Parenting Q. My son, age 4, withdraws into himself when he’s surrounded by his preschool classmates or by family at large gatherings. The immediate environment appears to overwhelm him. It’s almost as if he has an internal switch that blocks out the environment; often his concentration becomes so inwardly intense that his arms and legs burst into a kind of frenzied movement. He seems to be unaware of anybody or anything at that moment. He has no concept of his space or that of those around him. Ginger an ‘amazing herb’ for soothing the sick travelerThe Corner Pharmacist Now that we’re in the full swing of the summer vacation season, I thought it would be useful to address two common travel ailments in today’s issue. Stepping OutBennett adds her own style to ‘Showboat’Town Crier Intern By day, Karie Bennett runs Atelier Salon in downtown Los Altos. After-hours, Bennett turns to her love of theater. TheatreWorks takes audiences ‘Over the River’TheatreWorks continues its 32nd season with the Northern California premiere of Joe DiPietro’s “Over the River and Through the Woods.” The production runs today through Aug. 19 at the Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. PYT presents ‘Little Princess’ through Sunday in Palo AltoPeninsula Youth Theatre’s production of “A Little Princess,” a musical based on the story by Frances Hodgson Burnett, continues through Sunday at Cubberley Community Center Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Show times are 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m., Saturday; and 4 p m., Sunday. BooksBook BeatA complete edition of the Encyclopedia Brittanica, 1990, is for sale at The Book Nest on Second Street. The summer doldrums haven’t hit owner Ed Schmitz, who reported he’s been buying “a steady stream of quality used books.” “Wednesdays in the Courtyard” continue through August at Linden Tree Children’s Records and Books on State Street. Beginning at 10 a.m., the sing-along sessions feature local musicians and last for about half an hour. The admission charge is one new book per family, to be donated to the “Gift of Reading” program which donates books to local classrooms. PeopleEngagementsLara Labetich and Scott O’Brien have announced their engagement to be married July 20 at St. Albert the Great Church, Palo Alto. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Marilyn and Ron Labetich of Los Altos. She graduated from St. Francis High School and received a bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount University. She earned a teaching credential and master’s degree from Santa Clara University. She is employed as a kindergarten teacher at Collins Elementary School in Cupertino. ObituariesChristine Carter Fudel died May 25. She was 82. Mrs. Fudel was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary, VFW, White Shrine of the Masonic Lodge and the Eagles Lodge. Business‘Foot pharmacist’ walks into Los Altos
Town Crier Correspondent Award-winning shoemaker moves business to Foothill Plaza The long, dark, empty halls of Silicon ValleyJean on the Job What an eerie feeling to be walking down the long, dark, empty halls of a company that used to bustle with campaigns, coffee carts and people lined up to use the conference rooms. There would be birthday balloons, contests, jokes on colleagues and the wonderful rustling of the activity of the productive. Business BriefsThe Technology and Society Committee’s bi-weekly luncheon will be held Tuesday at the Golden Wok Restaurant, 895 Villa St., Mountain View. Ron Diridon, executive director of the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University and Chairman of the National Research Council’s Panel on “Combating Global Warming Through Sustainable Transportation” will present the results of a preliminary study conducted by the panel. Stock ReportInvestors looking for good reasons to buy stocks again Investors are looking for excuses to put some of the reserves they have been accumulating over the past several months back into the market again. Clear signs of improvement in business conditions are making a positive impact on the market. Price reduced: Buyers’ market making real estate, even here, more affordableTown Crier Correspondent The phone at the real estate office isn’t ringing like it used to. When it does ring, the person at the other end wants to know about houses for sale in the $600,000-$800,000 price range. SportsLady Sharks make a surprise attack at tourneyThe San Jose Lady Sharks went from second alternate to second-place finisher at the American Softball Association Hall of Fame Tournament in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Sharks - a summer league team with three Los Altos-area players - missed qualifying for the tournament initially, but earned an invitation after one of the 16 regional qualifiers and the first alternate bowed out. City Beach claims title in Salt LakeCoach Dave Gambelin said he had no idea how good his Kaepa City Beach 16-and-under team would be when the club volleyball season started back in January. But after his team - which features seven girls from St. Francis High - opened the year with a third-place finish in the prestigious Phoenix Classic, Gambelin realized this could be a special season. Local 9-year-old wins girls’ side of Saratoga tourneyTown Crier Staff Report Youth was served at the Saratoga Country Club Little Junior Classic, as 9-year-old Tessa The of Los Altos finished with the best overall score among the girls. LA Hills resident Cannon to start MLS All-Star GameSan Jose Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon, a Los Altos Hills resident, has been voted to start in next week’s Major League Soccer All-Star Game. Cannon learned of his selection last Thursday when MLS deputy commissioner Ivan Gazidis announced the all-star lineups at a press conference in San Jose. The Earthquakes are hosting the all-star game, scheduled for 12:30 p.m., July 28, at Spartan Stadium in San Jose. Venus Williams, Davenport headline Bank of West ClassicVenus Williams, coming off her second straight singles title at Wimbledon, is expected to return to the Bank of the West Classic next week to defend her championship. Williams captured the singles title at last year’s Bank of the West, a Women’s Tennis Association tour event held annually at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium at Stanford University. SchoolsPinewood senior named honors graduatePresidential Classroom, a civic education organization, named Doris Huang, a senior at Pinewood High School in Los Altos Hills, as an honors graduate. A participant in the 2000 Presidential Classroom Scholars Program in Washington, D.C., Huang earned this distinction by volunteering for the Mike Honda for Congress Campaign. “Without having participated in Presidential Classroom, I probably never would have thought to set foot in the campaign office,” said Huang, who served as one of Honda’s precinct captains. “I have a mission in my life now, owing much to Presidential Classroom; I have discovered that power within myself, and I shall not fail to use it.” NoteworthiesDaniel Wayne Nelson of Los Altos and Jonathan Thomas Harrington of Los Altos Hills graduated from Duke University. Nelson graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Harrington with a bachelor’s degree in English. Andrew Wu of Los Altos and Neal J. Yung of Los Altos Hills were named to the spring semester dean’s list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Hidden Villa’s sustainable living program gets boost from Oracle
Software giant Oracle has awarded a $15,000 grant to Hidden Villa, an environmental education center and preserve in Los Altos Hills. “The grant is specifically to train the educators in our environmental education program about sustainability, so they can teach it to the kids,” said Diana Sanson, associate director of development at Hidden Villa. Sports On The SideThe West Bay Water Polo Invitational is scheduled 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, at Los Altos High. The boys tournament will feature several area club teams, including host West Bay, Stanford, St. Francis, De Anza and West Valley. The 18-and-under teams play Saturday, 16-and-unders Sunday morning and 14-and-unders Sunday afternoon. Admission is free. For more information, call Jon Wiener at 949-3461. Post pounds South SF CommunityCool festival
Arts & Wine event capitalizes on pleasant weather, better organization The Los Altos Arts & Wine Festival, the annual downtown extravaganza, held last weekend, benefited from cooler summer weather, an increased number of artists and a new layout of booths, attractions and facilities. Seniors NewsThe Los Altos Senior Center is located in the Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave. Hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call 948-7483. The Mountain View Senior Center is located at 266 Escuela Ave. For more information, call 903-6330. Community BriefsThe Mountain View Buddhist Temple, 575 Shoreline Blvd., will hold its 49th annual Obon Festival and Bazaar, 4-10 p.m., Saturday, and noon to 9 p.m., Sunday. Obon, or Bon, is a midsummer Buddhist festival celebrated in Japan and other parts of Asia, dedicated to the expression of gratitude and joy toward ancestors, family, relatives and friends. History House receives pictorial diary of Veterans MemorialLos Altos resident Bill Henderson last week presented the Los Altos History Museum with two large red, white and blue scrapbooks containing a pictorial chronology of the Veteran’s Memorial at Shoup Park, a commissioned sculpture that salutes local war veterans. Henderson said the scrapbooks will provide a reference for historians and visitors to the museum. They include the names of the 500 veterans and individuals who donated $122,000 to the fund. First Baptist offers gift of music to Sao Paulo kidsTown Crier Editorial Intern Most people agree that children who play musical instruments have more self-confidence, creativity and focus. Although providing music to children who live in poverty seems like a far-fetched thought, First Baptist Church in Los Altos has found a way to send monetary and musical support to street children in Sao Paulo, Brazil. St. Simon’s auction aids women and children’s shelter Casa GuadalupeSt. Simon School of Los Altos is donating 10 percent of the proceeds from their biannual auction to Casa Guadalupe, a battered women and children’s shelter in Redwood City. This year’s event, “St. Simon Safari Adventure,” held in February, raised $16,000. OpinionPatriotism doesn’t end in JulyReflections The flags are down; the festive barbecues are over, but the holiday lingers on. The Fourth of July celebration always becomes part of my unspoken sense of pride in being an American. That, of course, means the United States, not the other legitimate Americas. In the ’60s, overt patriotism almost became the “P” word because of the emotional purge caused by the war in Vietnam. Letters to the EditorIn the July 10 issue in letters to the editor, Bill Downey criticized me for supporting a privately financed new town hall. Poor Mr. Downey. He just doesn’t get it. His type of negative, attacking rhetoric is history in Los Altos Hills. Civility and teamwork are the name of the game. Want the best for your kids? Get in lineOther Voices A quiet spread over the group as we all slipped into a self-induced relaxation mode, a meditative state under the dark, cold sky studded with stars. The beautiful moon seemed to smile down over us humans huddled together in a true spirit of oneness, all for the same noble cause … yes summer school registration. CalendarLos Altos Parks and Recreation Commission, 7:30 p.m., City Hall, 1 N. San Antonio Road. Mountain View Planning Commission,7:30 p.m., City Hall, 500 Castro St. CommentLoyola Corners project disappointsOn the surface, it appears the Los Altos City Council’s approval last week of an office building complex on Fremont Avenue at Loyola Corners is a commendable action. Developer Jeff Warmoth’s project includes eight units that qualify as affordable housing. This demonstrates Los Altos progress toward complying with a state affordable housing mandate. It allows employees in Los Altos with modest means an opportunity to live in the place they work. That said, the developer received a larger office complex because of the affordable housing than he would have received otherwise. As a result, the approved project, now 6,000 square feet, appears out-of-scale with the site - the chief concern of nearby residents opposed to the project. NewsNailing down progress
By Alisa Arunamata and Sara Ballenger Town Crier Editorial Intern and Staff Writer Police link con man to another Los Altos victimThe list of Los Altos victims that a door-to-door contractor allegedly scammed continues to grow. Los Altos Police have connected 23-year-old Adam Waldrop to at least two alleged elder fraud cases that occurred in Los Altos earlier this year, said Sgt. Tom Connelly. Waldrop was charged last week with three counts of fiduciary elder abuse and three counts of grant theft at a Santa Clara County court house. He is scheduled to go back to court Thursday for two counts of contracting without a license. Walgreens purchases five McWhorter’s stores, including Los Altos siteWalgreens Drug Stores plans to finalize the purchase of five local leases from McWhorter’s stationery stores this month, including the Los Altos site at 303 Second St. Other McWhorter’s leases include stores in Menlo Park, Redwood City, Sunnyvale and Cupertino. Paving crews back on Foothill Expwy.
Paving crews were back on Foothill Expressway for the second time in less than a year, repairing roadwork completed last September. A spokesman for the Santa Clara County Department of Roads and Airports said last year’s job did not pass the final county inspection, Sept. 19. Council to discuss higher sewer feesLos Altos Hills The Los Altos Hills City Council has scheduled a public hearing Thursday to get feedback on the proposed resolution to increase the annual sewer service charge from $476.04 to $570.34 for 2001-02. Firefighters deliver 7-pound babyTown Crier Staff Report A Mountain View mother and her newborn son were in good condition last week after firefighters delivered the baby in the woman’s N. Shoreline Boulevard apartment. News BriefsThe Los Altos City Council last week hired planning consultant Cotton Bridges Associates to update the city’s General Plan for $224,869. Land use and circulation issues are key areas of the General Plan that council members said could require the most changes. The housing element portion of the plan, which the city must complete by December, is being updated under a separate contract. The circulation update will include looking at managing neighborhood traffic, establishing appropriate speeds and safe routes to schools, and looking at pedestrian safety and parking. Bridges will work with Walkable Communities Inc. on a four-day transportation charrette in the fall as part of circulation update. The charrette will include collecting background data, field work and a community forum. City council moves forward with Rosita ‘pool study’An initial environmental study of the pool complex planned for Rosita Park is scheduled to begin within the next three weeks. The Los Altos City Council last week hired consulting firm EIP Associates to evaluate the possible traffic, lighting, noise and parking impacts that a three-pool complex at Rosita Park could generate. Council approves affordable housing complexLos Altos The Los Altos City Council last week approved a scaled-down version of the city’s first exclusively affordable housing complex near Loyola Corners. |
In Our OpinionLetters to the Editor
Leo Long earns local honorsIn the April 30 issue of the Town Crier, you were right to congratulate and thank Dick Henning from Foothill College for four decades of service to the community. I met him at Foothill as student body president more years ago than I’ll admit. Great guy. |
Los Altos Guide | Town Crier Archives | Classified | Subscribe | Place an Ad | Contact
2008 © Los Altos Online by Los Altos Town Crier .